Puzzling. . . .

Wednesday night we continued our talks in B2B (Back to Basics). This was a game we played. They had to take the things I gave them and use each one and work together to solve the problem. Just like they are doing in B2B. The older ones were helping the younger ones and vice versa. It was very cool. It reminded me of the role of kids in worship in community. By including kids in worship we are making worship complete. It does not take away from worship, it MAGNIFIES worship! The kids add their voice, their hearts, their ideas and their chorus to worship the same God that the adults are worshipping. Pretty cool, huh? The worship community includes all ages, genders and cultures. God loves us all.

A Slimy Start

Tonight was the first night with the kids! We had a lot of fun. First, we sang a few fun songs and then they got to ask me questions. They asked stuff like what my favorite song and movie was, lots of questions about my daughter, and guessed how to spell my last name.

Then we went out to the field and played a couple of games. We played Dr. Dodgeball and then we played Toss 'N Splash with water balloons.

We had a few balloons left so the kids had a very small water balloon fight! Good times.

Of course, I got my Slime Gun and slimed a few of them. I hope it comes out of clothes!! (See Colton) : ]

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He just had to have a photo op.


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Old Oregon Trail

I learned something new this morning! West Boise was a part of the Oregon Trail. Pretty cool.

I wonder if Walgreens was too.


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Second Day

Mr. Potatohead is going to church! You'll notice he still hasn't learned to keep both hands on the wheel.


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Run Home to Momma

Did you know that across a lot of different peoples in the world that a toddler will still push the boundaries from where that toddler feels safe?

That means that a child may start out taking five steps away from momma before glancing back to make sure she is still there, but, eventually, that child will go to ten steps and then to twenty. When it comes time to run home to momma, because of something bad happening or a feeling that the child needs to feel/be closer to momma, the child knows exactly where momma is. The child is safe.

In Psalm 25:12, it asks, "Who are they that fear the Lord?" The fear in this sentence is not one where we think of God as a great big bully. God isn't a bully. He loves us. There is no love in being a bully. The fear that is meant here is more like a respect but you have to add in a cup of admiration and adoration. Big words. It means that not only should we respect God but we should respect Him in such a way that we look up to Him and love him.

Sometimes we are loving and respecting God and we are so close to Him. And we go through our days and life-stuff happens. We get bullied at school. People treat us mean. Lots of stuff. Those that truly "fear" God will always think of God immediately when these things happen. God will be in their thoughts constantly, whether there are bad things happening or good things happening. God will be right there in the front of their head, just like the child's momma is always in the child's thoughts even when momma is twenty steps away.